Handle for burial-caskets.



T. A. WATTS.

HANDLE FOR BURIAL GASKETS.

APPLICATION FILED mAYzs. 1911.

1,326,382. Patented Dec. 30,1919.

attunw THOMAS A. WATTS, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO,

ASSIG'NOB- TO THE SPRINGFIELD METALLIC CASKET COMPANY, OFSPEIhl'GFIE-LD, QHIO, A CORPUBATION OF OHIO.

T-LLNDLE FOR BURIAL-CASKETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

Application filed May 25, 1917. Serial No. 170,845.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. W ATTS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles forBurial-Caskets, 01 which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in handles, and more particularlyto that class of handles which are especially adapted for use inconnection with burial caskets.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, economical andeffective arrangement for pivotally connecting the handle arm to thecar.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a rear view of the ear, handleand connecting arms.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the said drawings, 1 represents a sheet metal ear of well known form,provided in the usual way with the openings 2 to receive the screwswhich fasten it to the casket. The ear also has the usual arm-receivingopenings 3, the wall of the ear above the openings being bulged out asshown in Figs. 2 and 3 so that the upper and lower edges of each openingwill be off-set with respect to each other. The handle 7 has securedthereto in a well-known way the handle arms, which are of the usualsheet metal construction having a top wall 5 and side walls 5*.

My improvement consists in the manner of connecting these handle armswith the ear. The lower edge of each opening 3 has projecting therefroma rearwardly-extending integrally formed lug 4 which is bent or curledabout a pintle 6 the ends of which extend through openings in therounded extensions 5 which project from the lower edges of the sidewalls of the arms at the extreme inner end thereof. With the form of earshown in the drawing, the part at may be bent to shape before the pintleis inserted, but in the small type of ear where but a single opening 3is employed, it is necessary to insert the pintle 6 through theapertures in the arm and then bend the part at about the pintle, thisbeing due to the fact that with this type of ear there is not suflieientroom to insert the pintle after the arm is in position to receive thesame. In any event, the part at is caused to tightly embrace the pintle6 so as to prevent displacement there of, the pintle being immovable andthe arms 5 swinging thereon.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the handle arm is shown in raised position, that is, inthe position it would be in when the weight or the casket is on thehandles. It will be noticed that the top wall of the handle bearsagainst the upper edge of the opening 3 and that the extensions 5 bearagainst the wall of the ear adjacent the lower edge of the opening 3 sothat all strain is removed from the pintles.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim In a handle of the characterdescribed, a sheet metal ear having an opening, the upper and loweredges being offset with respect to each other, a lug formed integrallywith said ear and extending rearwardly from the lower edge of saidopening, a pin, said lug being bent about said pin to retain the samewith the ends of the pin projecting beyond said lug, a sheet metalhandle arm extending into said opening and having two perforatedextensions to receive said pin, the arrangement being such that whensaid handle is under load the upper portion thereof will contact theupper edge of the opening and said extensions will contact the ear atthe lower edge of said opening.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of May,1917.

THOMAS A. WATTS. Witness:

CHAS. I. VVELCH.

